Board of Adjustments OKs larger lighted wall sign for Punka Tribe of Nebraska

A representative for the Punka Tribe of Nebraska asked the Carter Lake City Board of Adjustments on Thursday to allow a modified, lighted wall sign to be installed on the casino building. The board approved the request unanimously after brief questioning.

The applicant said the sign is a reworked version of a sponsorship sign previously located at Warner Park and will be mounted on the front/right façade near the casino entrance. The representative described the sign as lighted and said the design removes the word "club" so it will display only the word "casino." The transcript includes inconsistent square-footage figures; the applicant described the existing sign size as about "87–88" square feet and said the proposed installation would increase the sign area to a much larger figure described in the record as "near 900" square feet. The board confirmed the sign would be illuminated.

Board members asked for clarification on placement and lighting. After discussion a board member moved to approve and the board adopted the motion by roll call: Josh, Bill, Greg and Dave voted yes; Steve was absent. No conditions or amendments were recorded in the transcript.

The board's packet materials referenced the city's sign ordinance and the board noted the proposal exceeded the ordinance's standard size limits; the vote granted the requested allowance. The transcript did not state a formal permit issuance date; a staff member directed the applicant to follow up in person with the office to complete permitting.

The board moved on to the next agenda item after the vote. The transcript contains the applicant's statements about current and proposed sign dimensions; where numbers in the record conflict, the article reports them as given in the hearing rather than reconciling them into a single figure.